Amlwch railway station was the original terminus of the

Anglesey Central Railway The Anglesey Central Railway (Welsh: ''Lein Amlwch'', ''Amlwch Line'') was a standard-gauge railway in Anglesey, Wales, connecting the port of Amlwch and the county town of Llangefni with the North Wales Coast Line at Gaerwen. Built as an i ...

line from

Gaerwen Gaerwen () is a village on the island of Anglesey in the community of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog. It is located in the south of the island west of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and southeast of Llangefni . The A5 runs through the village, and the A55 r ...

. A

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extension was later added for freight purposes. All stations on the Amlwch line closed to passengers in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe; freight works continued until 1993.

History

Opened by the

, then by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the

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of 1923. The station then passed on to the

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on nationalisation in 1948. The last trains operated on 5 December 1964 after which it was then closed by the

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. In August 2020, a bid was made for money to carry out a study to reopen the Anglesey Central Railway between Amlwch and the north Wales main line at

. The plan is for regular diesel services for locals and occasional steam trains. The initial bid was made as part of the government's Restoring Your Railway initiative, which awards £50,000 to successful schemes to fund a feasibility study. The bid was submitted for the third round of that scheme and was awarded funding to carry out the study. When the bid was submitted, the Welsh government stated that they would match fund any award that was received, raising the value of the award to £100,000.

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Station on navigable O.S. map
Disused railway stations in Anglesey Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Former London and North Western Railway stations Beeching closures in Wales Amlwch 1867 establishments in Wales 1964 disestablishments in Wales {{Anglesey-struct-stub

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